Where does “Besan” come from?
Besan (German) comes from Dutch bezaan, from Middle Dutch besaen, from Middle Dutch mesane, from Italian mezzana, from Italian mezzano, from Latin mediānus, from Latin medius, from Latin locus — to put, to place; to locate.
Besan (German): mizzen, mizzensail
Definitions
- mizzen, mizzensail
Ancestry of “Besan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bezaan | mizzenmast; mizzensail |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | besaen | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | mesane | — |
| 4 | Italian | mezzana | female equivalent of mezzano |
| 5 | Italian | mezzano | average, mean, middle, medium; mizzen; procurer |
| 6 | Latin | mediānus | middle, central |
| 7 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 8 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 9 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |